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Report regarding a resolution approving the execution of grant funds from the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84), Proposition 68, Environmental License Plate Funds, Once Through Cooling Or General Funds, and approving Budget Amendment #25.011. (Audriana Hossfeld, Senior Civil Engineer)
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City staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the execution of grant funds from the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84), Proposition 68, Environmental License Plate Funds, Once Through Cooling or General Funds, and approving Budget Amendment #25.011.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Senate Bill (SB) 1 Grant Program aims to provide funding for coastal communities to develop projects that build resilience to Sea Level Rise (SLR) along the entire coast of California and San Francisco Bay. On March 13, 2024, South San Francisco City Council authorized the application to OPC SB 1 Grant for the South San Francisco Shoreline Protection and Connectivity Project (sd2402) feasibility study. The application was submitted on March 22, 2024.
On June 4, 2024, South San Francisco Shoreline Protection and Connectivity Project (sd2402) application for OPC's SB 1 Grant program was approved for funding. The budget requested was $997,500. This grant will fully fund a feasibility study that will explore conceptual solutions to address coastal flooding exacerbated by sea level rise and increased storm surges along San Francisco Bay near the outfalls of Colma Creek and San Bruno Creek (see Attachment 1). This planning will include collaboratively working with multiple jurisdictional agencies to examine coastal flood protection alternatives that cou...
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